That is funny as I forgot they were playing too. Got up this morning and checked scores to see how Iowa St. women did against Stanford. Then got on hawkeye report and saw the caption that the Iowa men lost. I expected nothing from the team this year and got exactly that.
It’s time.
Are expectations that low that making the NIT is considered a “decent year”?
You guys are so cool. Come onto the iowa basketball board to talk about how you didn’t watch the game or even know they played. Later you’ll probably talk about how big of fans you are.
The only TD in Iowa history ... that's kinda funny in a football context
So true. Been saying it for a long time, you can just see it.....but if you like facts, the number one telling statistic is the rebounding.
This is where I am, too. The athletic department is in much better hands now than it was under BG's moron of a predecessor. I don't think she'll do a knee-jerk quick hook with FM, but I have no doubt they'll have a "come to Jesus" talk real soon. Her expectations should be NCAA Tourney next season and B1G Championship or Sweet 16 the following season, or else it's adios. That's more than I personally think he deserves, but I would be satisfied with that setup. Under the previous administration I wouldn't have been surprised to wake up one morning this summer and learn about a new 5-year $20M extension for Fran....
WV has 4 Sweet 16's since 2010 - they aren't exactly scrubs.
You realize that this is a message board for discussing the basketball team, right? Exactly what kind of discussion were you expecting given the current state of things? And although some players have been mentioned, I don't see anyone trashing any of the players personally, outside of an apparent lackluster effort from some last night. The frustration is aimed at our fat cat head coach and the befuddling longevity he has been privileged despite rather poor results over his entire tenure, despite having some amazing talent here and there and good NCAA seeds a few times.
After Fran's 14 years at Iowa, how would you rate the current state of his basketball program at Iowa? Where it is TODAY- not in past years. Not overall performance, but the present. Is it at a point that you feel is about right after a 14 year program build? if so, then the state of the program right now should be the expectation going forward. If not, then do we stay with "status quo" or try to improve it?
Sarcasm, meet joke, Joke meet sarcasm. Joke says to sarcasm " why did you pass this way? It's at least 20 miles further than you need to walk?". Sarcasm says to joke "fill this in".
If one of the players really did say. "Nobody is really upset with what happened on the court tonight" then we either need new players or a new coach. Or both. And the change needs to happen right away.
Yeah have you noticed that no one has done better?? We lost Tom Davis over this kind of thing. Iowa has never been able to get top flight recruits. We get some and they excel. We never get 5 very athletic players and 3 more back ups. We never have.
This is an incredibly ridiculous statement.
Not remembering the games are on isn't being "cool". it's a reflection on how incredibly stagnant the program is.
I ran 8 miles today, and do 4 days a week. So, being in shape, I now have the right to bitch. Fran needs to go.
And yet, in 3 seasons Dewey Oxburger has Iowa State in 2 Sweet 16's and is a legitimate threat to make the Final Four. And he took over a team that had won 2 games. But somehow it's just not possible to have results like that at Iowa.
16 for 16 ESPN story coming up in 2 years
Yeah man, the brotherhood of coaches is going to get together and boycott a power conference job because some guy got canned after 14 years with no tournament success. Are you serious with that take?
I've seen much worse. Freshmen are frustrating to watch, but there is hope for the future. Frustrating is when you have seniors that underperform. Next year will be better but if you think Iowa has a budding national championship team, well, you will be very disappointed. It's tough seeing Illinois getting to put together a team every decade or so that can make a serious run at it.
I think we’re as stale as the end of Davis era. The only difference is TD teams had a better reputation. They’d rebound and press.
So we're down to giving out participation trophies in Iowa City now, eh? If you're cool with that, great. Some people expect more . . . or maybe it's crazy to think a basketball team should be able to play defense and rebound, two of the easiest things in all of sports because 90% of both are simply effort. Yet Fran's teams, after 14 years, still can't do either one with any consistency. But maybe that's OK. Or maybe not.
I agree Cooper Koch could be a good one. My point was Iowa badly needs guards, rebounding, and a rim protector. I don’t see Koch providing any of that.
